From: Bob Hutchison <hutch@...>
Date: 2005-12-21T08:30:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Bruce Eckel and Ruby


On Dec 20, 2005, at 5:12 PM, Timothy Hunter wrote:

> Ryan Leavengood wrote:
>> I think the problem he has (like many other Pythonistas, Javans,
>> Perlists, etc.) is that Ruby is getting a lot of exposure now thanks
>> to Rails, and he feels his livelihood might be threatened by what he
>> perceives as simply a fad.
>
> You nailed it, Ryan. This has little (if anything) to do with which- 
> language-is-better, and everything to do with earning a living. Mr.  
> Eckel makes a good living teaching Java and writing about Java and  
> consulting about Java and the adoption of anything other than Java  
> hurts his income.

Guys, this isn't a good path to follow. Bruce has been an asset to  
the entire software community for years. I don't agree with  
everything he says -- I don't know if anybody does, and I don't know  
that that isn't exactly as he wants it -- but whatever he says *is*  
his opinion and not some ploy. Furthermore, he is fundamentally on  
our side... just maybe not in the details... yet.

Lose the hostility and read his article again. He is asking a fair  
question. Why *would* a programmer already into Python switch to  
Ruby? My question is does it matter if we can or cannot get a Python  
programmer to switch?

Cheers,
Bob

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